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Hell, I’m not sure I do now. But I’m willing to embrace it and find out where it leads us.
With the notebook and pen securely in my grasp, I walk over to the chair that I dragged in front of the window before I was forced to leave this place.
It’s dark now, rain still tapping against the window as the storm continues, but I can see the lights of the Creek in the distance.
Curling my legs beneath me, I stare out at the only place I’ve called home.
It might be full of all kinds of horrors, but I can’t forget the good I’ve experienced too.
My life with Mav. Our home.
My sister.
A little hope blossoms inside me as I remember Reid’s words about Luciana giving him names and locations.
I know that it’s probably hopeless. The thought of finding her alive after all these years is slim. Beyond slim.
But I can’t give up.
I will never give up on her.
Until I have solid evidence to prove otherwise, I will search for her. And if she is still out there somewhere, I will find her.
Apart from the men under this roof, she’s the only other person I’ve ever had in my life who has brought me joy, made me smile even in the darkest of times.
I made myself a promise the day I discovered she’d gone.
I made her a promise.
And I will fight to achieve them, even if I die trying.
Dear Diary,
I close my eyes, trying to force the tears back down, but the second the image of the flames emerges again, I realize I’ve failed.
A single tear trickles down my cheek as I continue writing.
I thought I’d lost them.
I’ve never had all that much in my life. But the moment I saw the flames engulf that house, I realized that none of it mattered.
My pain. My past. Everything I’ve been through.
All of it would have been for nothing if I didn’t have them.
Five years ago, I gave my heart to the man who rescued me. The man who showed me that love didn’t have to hurt. That life could be full of laughter and fun, that fear and control didn’t need to exist.
But faster than I thought possible, I’ve given my heart to two others.
It might not be conventional, and it certainly isn’t going to be easy. But I can’t imagine my life without those three men who were inside that burning building.
And watching them go up in flames… that was a whole new kind of hell that I’d never experienced before.
The loss was so potent, so intense and all-consuming in those first few moments, I’m not sure I’d have survived it if it had been the end.
I’m not sure it would have mattered what Aubrey did. I’d have gone running into that building just to die alongside them.
Mav snores and I startle, so lost in my memories I’d forgotten where I am.
